Working with Layers

Once you've created additional layers in your document, you can move objects onto the new layers.

To apply objects to layers:

• Click the layer in the Layers palette so that it's highlighted, and then create the object.
  
  

Rather than cutting or copying the object, selecting the new layer, and pasting it, you can use the Layers palette to move the object between layers.

To move objects from one layer to another:

1.	Select the object. A square object proxy appears next to the name of the layer in the Layers palette.
2.	Drag the object proxy from one layer to another . This moves the object to a new layer. Drag the proxy square to move an object from one layer to another. Tip Hold the Opt/Alt key as you drag the proxy to create a copy of the object on the new layer . The original object stays on its layer. Hold the Opt/Alt key as you drag the proxy square to copy an object from one layer to another.

To reorder layers:

• Drag one layer above or below another to change the order in which objects appear in the document .
  
  

Drag a layer up or down in the Layers palette to change the order of the layers.

You may want to combine the contents of one layer with another. This is called merging layers.

To merge layers:

1.	Select the layers you want to merge.
2.	Choose Merge Layers from the Layers palette menu. All the objects on the layers are combined onto one layer.